Come Monday, ESPN is going to feature the Miami v. Florida State showdown harder than FOX news is covering the war in the Middle East.
For those who didn’t know, this game WILL NOT be on ABC as it was the past five seasons. ESPN has this one in 2006 on EVERY ONE of their stations. Check it out:
· ESPN (ESPN HD): ESPN will feature a traditional game telecast produced in high definition with commentators Mike Patrick (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst) and Holly Rowe (reporter) plus “look-ins” to how other entities are covering the game.
· ESPN2 Multi-screen (ESPN2 HD): ESPN2 will offer high definition coverage of the game utilizing multiple camera angles in a mosaic-style presentation. The screen will feature the primary ESPN telecast surrounded by seven additional camera angles that include isolations of the coaches, quarterbacks, running backs, receivers and other key offensive and defensive matchups. The telecast will utilize an audio simulcast of ESPN and will be presented with reduced commercials.
· ESPNU in ‘The Herd’: The 24-hour college sports network will televise the game from the SkyCam angle and feature the unique commentary and perspectives of ESPN Radio’s Colin Cowherd. He will react to the game action and interview guests. Todd McShay of College GameDay on ESPN Radio will provide additional insights while ESPNU’s Mike Hall will update viewers on all aspects of the Full Circle coverage from ESPNU’s Charlotte, N.C. studios.
Hall will be joined by ESPN.com recruiting analyst Tom Lunginbill who will provide analysis on football in Florida. The reduced-commercial format telecast will feature SkyCam coverage on every play from the break of the offensive huddle to the end of the play.
Many will remember the SkyCam angle on ESPN U last year for the 27-7 beat down at Virginia Tech. It’s a nice, video-game like addition to the standard way of viewing – but it’s no substitute for the real thing.
Either way, there will be a BOAT LOAD of coverage for this game so again, Miami will have the grandest of grand stages to make a statement on national television as the ONLY game on Labor Day.
Get it done, fellas.